Hamas set to release hostages
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The IDF names two of the deceased hostages as Bipin Joshi and Guy Illouz, but is yet to name the other two. Meanwhile, the World Health Organization says it's scaling up operations in Gaza.
Follow live updates as Israeli hostages and Palestinian prisoners are released. Presidents Trump and Abdel Fattah el-Sisi are expected to meet with other leaders in Egypt to discuss Gaza’s future.
Relatives of released hostages were emotional on Tuesday after Hamas released their loved ones as part of a Gaza ceasefire agreement.
Loved ones of deceased hostages are angered that only four of 28 remaining bodies have been returned by Hamas.
The military names two of the hostages as Guy Illouz, a 26-year-old Israeli, and Bipin Joshi, a 23-year-old Nepalese citizen.
TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — The tenuous ceasefire in the Israel-Hamas war was holding Tuesday even as the return of deceased hostages from Gaza progressed more slowly than Israelis had hoped and health officials in the devastated territory said the Israeli military fatally shot three Palestinians.
The sudden turnabout in the war was felt deeply across Palm Beach County, where about 15% of residents are Jewish.
Hamas freed the 20 hostages and Israel released some 2,000 Palestinian prisoners as part of a cease-fire. President Trump, in Israel, proclaimed an “end” to the war, but Israel and Hamas have not agreed on next steps in Gaza.
On October 7, 2023, Kibbutz Nir Oz was all but burned to ashes, with over a quarter of its residents murdered or abducted. On Monday, the community gathered to welcome loved ones back home.
Hamas freed the last living Israeli hostages from Gaza on Monday under a ceasefire deal and Israel sent home busloads of Palestinian detainees, as U.S. President Donald Trump declared the end of the two-year long war that has upended the broader Middle East.
Donald Trump visited the Middle East on Monday to mark the ceasefire agreement between Israel and Hamas and the return of hostages.